'Robo-doc' navigates on its own, frees doctors to focus on the critically ill

WALL-E, meet EVA: ‘Robo-doc’ navigates on its own, frees doctors to focus on the critically ill / UCLA Newsroom

Samsung Tests a Galaxy Note 10.1 Controlled by Brain Activity | MIT Technology Review

One day, we may be able to check e-mail or call a friend without ever touching a screen or even speaking to a disembodied helper. Samsung is researching how to bring mind control to its mobile devices with the hope of developing ways for people with mobility impairments to connect to the world. The ultimate goal of the project, say researchers in the company’s Emerging Technology Lab, is to broaden the ways in which all people can interact with devices.

Would you replace any of your body parts with a mechanical upgrade?

If it was promised that you would run faster, be stronger, see farther, live longer…

Would you replace any of your body parts with a mechanical upgrade?

Which manufacturer would you trust to make it?

Apple, Google, Microsoft…?

Planetary Resources – The Asteroid Mining Company – Mission

“Planetary Resources’ mission is clear: apply commercial, innovative techniques to explore space. We will develop low-cost robotic spacecraft to explore the thousands of resource-rich asteroids within our reach. We will learn everything we can about them, then develop the most efficient capabilities to deliver these resources directly to both space-based and terrestrial customers. Asteroid mining may sound like fiction, but it’s just science.”

Facebook Reportedly Working on App to Track User Locations | Mac|Life

“Speaking to Bloomberg, two sources claim Zuckerberg and company are working on a way to track your physical location via smartphone, sending you location-specific ads and even letting Facebook friends see your whereabouts. ” - Matt Clark, Mac|Life